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The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance, which is now referred to as the Chinese Valentine's Day.
At night when the sky is dotted with stars, people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south. On each bank of it is a bright star, which sees each other from afar. They are the Altair and Vega.
In the distant past, girls would take this occasion to pray to heaven for skillful hands and a happy marriage, which is why Qixi is also called Qiqiao (day of begging) or Girls' Day.
农历七月初七是浪漫的七夕节，现在也被称为“中国情人节”。
夜晚，繁星闪烁，银河横贯南北，两岸各有一颗闪亮的星星，遥遥相望，那就是牛郎星和织女星。
在古代，女孩们会在七夕节祈祷上天赐给他们灵巧的双手和幸福的婚姻，因此七夕节也被称为“乞巧节”或“少女节”。
【讲解】
文中的Double Seventh Festival就是“七夕节”的意思，也可以表达为Qixi festival。七夕节源于牛郎织女的传说，相传每年在这一天，织女（Weaving Maid）与牛郎（Cowherd）会在鹊桥（Magpie Bridge）上相会，相关的词汇还有：the Milky Way（银河）、Altair（牛郎星）、Vega（织女星）、magpie（喜鹊）等。
文中的afar是副词，意为“在远处；从远处”，如：They came from afar to see the exhibition.（他们从远处赶来，参观这个展览会。）
